Whiddon

	Whiddon Whiddon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Frederick Palmer Whiddon (1930–2002), American university founder and president Harry Whiddon (1878–1935), Australian cricketer * Horace Whiddon (1879–1955), Australian politician John Whiddon (died 1576), English judge Oliver Whiddon, 16th-century British Anglican archdeacon * Orren R. Whiddon (1935–2016), United States Army general Samuel Whiddon (1848–1905), English-born Australian politician Trent Whiddon Trent Whiddon is an Australian people, Australian dancer and choreographer, best known for his professional appearances on the BBC One dance series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Whiddon started dancing at the age of seven. His mother en ... , Australian dancer and choreographer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	John Whiddon Sir John Whiddon (died 27 January 1576) of Whiddon in the parish of Chagford in Devon, was a Justice of the Queen's Bench from 4 October 1553 to his death on 27 January 1576, during the reigns of Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. Personal life He was the son of John Whiddon of Chagford by his wife who was a member of the Rugg family of Chagford. His ancestors were resident in the parish of Chagford for at least six generations prior to the judge. Whiddon married twice. His first wife was Ann Hollis, daughter of Sir William Hollis, by whom he had a daughter, Joane, who married John Ashley of London. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Shilston, a daughter and co-heiress of William Shilston. Among their eleven children were William, his eldest son and heir apparent, who predeceased his father without children, having married Eleanor Basset, a daughter of John Basset (1518–1541), and Francis (died 1606), fourth son, whose granddaughter was the legendary Mary Whiddon. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frederick Palmer Whiddon Frederick Palmer Whiddon (March 2, 1930 - May 1, 2002) was the founder and long-time president of the University of South Alabama, the first four-year state-supported university in Mobile, Alabama. Whiddon was born in Newville, Alabama. He was a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1952) and Emory University (Ph.D., 1963). He held the position of dean of students at Athens State College in Athens, Alabama, when he took the job as director of the University of Alabama's extension service in Mobile. Whiddon then spearheaded the drive to create an autonomous new university in Mobile. That university was officially begun in 1963 and taught its first classes in 1964. Whiddon's 35-year tenure as the president of the University of South Alabama was marked by dramatic growth. The university came to comprise nine colleges and schools. One of those, thCollege of Medicine opened in 1972 as the state's second medical school and re-established Mobile as a center of physician training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oliver Whiddon Oliver Whiddon was Archdeacon of Totnes between 1568 and 1580. He was the third son of Sir John Whiddon (died 1576), of Whiddon in the parish of Chagford, Devon, a Justice of the King's Bench. His mother was Sir John's second wife Elizabeth Shilston, a daughter and co-heiress of William Shilston. He graduated from Oxford University B.A. in 1560/1 and M.A. in 1563 and was a fellow of Exeter College in October and November, 1573. He was appointed a Canon of Exeter 1567 and Archdeacon of Totnes The Archdeacon of Totnes or Totton is the senior ecclesiastical officer in charge of one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter and under the oversight of the Bishop suf ... from 1568 to 1580. He was rector of North Bovey 1562, of Combinteignhead 1572 and of Haccombe, 1575, and of Yoxall, Staffordshire. References Archdeacons of Totnes {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Samuel Whiddon Samuel Thomas Whiddon (26 June 1848 – 20 September 1905) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in London to plasterer Samuel Whiddon and Sarah Fossey. The family migrated to Sydney in 1853 and Whiddon worked as a messenger boy for T. Williams & Co., a boot manufacturing business that he eventually owned. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Sydney-Cook. He held the seat until his retirement in 1904. Whiddon died at Glebe Glebe (; also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s))McGurk 1970, p. 17 is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved ... in 1905. References 1848 births 1905 deaths Colony of New South Wales people Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Free Trade Party politicians 19th-century Australian politicians {{Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Harry Whiddon Harry Whiddon (20 November 1878 – 19 December 1935) was an Australian cricketer. He played three first-class matches for New South Wales in 1907/08. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include pl ... References External links * 1878 births 1935 deaths Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Sydney {{Australia-cricket-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Horace Whiddon Horace William Whiddon (21 February 1879 – 11 May 1955) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney, the son of Samuel Thomas Whiddon. He attended Fort Street High School and became a wool merchant. On 25 July 1908 he married Lillian Curnow, with whom he had one son. He was in business with his brother and served as managing director of their wool manufacturing and export company. From 1934 to 1955 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, first representing the United Australia Party and then the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li .... Whiddon died in Burwood in 1955. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whiddon, Horace 1879 births 1955 deaths United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Liberal Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]